Quotes About Empathy

Beyond the shadow of a doubt, food was more important than a woman's suffering.

One's self is the basis of everything. Every action is a manifestation of the self. A person who doesn't know himself can do nothing for others." "What I meant—I wasn't acting to satisfy my own desires." "Shut up! Don't you see you're barely grown? There's nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what's good for it.

How to make his mother, whom he imagined to be the unhappiest person in the world, the happiest, was what drove him on.

If you knew the old me, maybe you could forgive the current me.

He had no desire to discuss Manzhen with anyone: talking about it would only miss the point, like scratching a shoe to get at an itchy spot underneath the leather.

It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it.

Let us love the world to peace.

how grateful we are when our world is falling apart for even the smallest reprieves. A gentle touch. A kind word. Forgiveness.

It's tough, Rose, being the only one responsible for another person's happiness. No one should ever be the only one.

You cannot speak of the ocean to a well frog, nor sing of ice to a summer insect. She will not understand.

This …this shouldn't have happened. I'm sorry." "Sorry?" Weak laughter bubbled up in her. Sorry was for when you stepped on someone's toe, or when you knocked over a lamp. Not for when you crushed someone's entire world.

By loving them for more than their abilities we show our children that they are much more than the sum of their accomplishments.

This book is for parents who understand that potential is not an end point but a capacity to grow and learn. Nurturing children's potential, in the broadest sense, means cultivating their humanity. It involves supporting their expanding abilities to reach out to others with kindness and empathy, to feel part of something bigger than themselves, to find joy and satisfaction in creating a life that is personally meaningful . . . and so much more.

Sometimes in utter hopelessness I put my cheek on the table like it was someone. I wanted to wake my brain up and be loved.

We always want to fix things for the people who matter. Can't, mostly, but we want to.

When you're raw you don't want people studying your reactions, even if you've convinced yourself you're just fine. Maybe especially then.

So selfless she was, willing to give up a little sleep for a man who was clearly determined to make sure it would be no sacrifice. How did a woman give to a man who was so determined to give to her?

Other people's problems always seem so fixable compared to our own.

Understanding did not always wipe away pain, but it helped, surely?.... ...and if understanding did not eliminate troubles it eased the sense of betrayal- Li Lei

Women were complicated creatures. Any man who thought he had one figured out simply wasn't paying attention

Who wants to feel everything everyone else feels all the time?

Don't call the man a claustrophobe just because small spaces scare him. Right.

I see you. I will be careful with the places that hurt.

You can't decide how someone will go about loving you.